CVE-2022-42118 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Portal Search module in Liferay Portal versions 7.1.0 through 7.4.2, and Liferay DXP versions 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'tag' parameter, leading to client-side code execution. The CVSS score is 6.1 (MEDIUM) due to its network-based attack vector and required user interaction, potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, Nuclei templates exist, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.1.0, <= 7.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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